Jinny Beyer’s 2½" Perfect Cut 60° Diamond acrylic tem-plate makes quick work of cutting, trimming and markingthese diamonds. See the details at jinnybeyer.com.

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All seam allowances are ¼-inch. WOF = Width of Fabric.Press after sewing each seam. Read the entire pattern beforebeginning. A walking foot is recommended.

Step 1: Make Templates & Cut FabricsUsing the patterns on page 4 and 5 and semi-transparenttemplate plastic, make Templates A and B/Br. With a per-manent marker, mark the the solid cutting and dotted sew-ing lines, and grain line arrows on the plastic. Label the tem-plates and cut them out on the solid lines.

Fabrics 1-6: Cut four pieces measuring 2½" x 18" fromeach fabric.

Fabric 7: If planning to make binding from bias strips, cut a27" square and set aside for binding. From the remainingfabric, cut three strips measuring 2½" x 27". Alternatively,if planning to make straight grain binding, cut two stripsmeasuring 2½" x WOF" and set aside the remaining fabricfor binding.

From the strips, use Template A to cut 14 diamond patches.

Tester’s Tip: Spraying the Fabric 7 strips with starch or otherpressing aid before cutting the diamonds can reduce theamount of bias stretch, improving sewing accuracy.

Fabric 8 - Following the Border Print Cutting Layout onpage 5, cut out the following:

B/Br Triangles: Referring to the Note on Cutting BorderPrint Patches on page 3, cut out two identical B triangles.Then flip the template over so the marked side is on the fab-ric. Match the design motifs on the fabric with the templatemarkings and cut out two identical Br triangles.

End Stripes: From the narrow design stripe on the fabric, cutfour identical 20" long pieces. Be sure to include ¼-inch ofseam allowance fabric on both long sides of the strips asillustrated in the Border Print Cutting Layout diagram.

Batting: Prepare a piece of batting 18" x 85". Draw linesdown the center vertically and horizontally.

Backing: Cut fabric measuring 18" x 85" for the backing,piecing as necessary.

Step 2: Make Center MedallionTo make the center medallion, sew a B and a Br triangle

together as shown, carefully pinning tomatch the design motifs. Repeat forthe remaining pair, then sew the twopairs together.

Trim the sharp points of themedallion using the blunt tipof Template A. Slide the tem-plate up the medallion until itssides match the fabric edges.Trim off the fabric tip. Repeatfor the opposite point.

Tester’s Tip: Take care when handlingthe B/Br patches until sewn as the shortersides are bias edges and are easilystretched.

Jinny Beyer’s Diamond Chain Table Runner is a fast and fun project suitable for quilters of all skill levels. The pattern steps youthrough creating the intricate-looking but easy-to-make diamond center. Designed for pre-cut 2½" strips, beautifully shaded fabricsfrom Jinny’s Malam II batik collection make up the stripes. There’s no tricky piecing or odd angles – it’s all straight seam sewing!Plus, the quilt-as-you-go method means you’ll have a completed project in much less time.

Step 3: Prepare the StripsOne end of all of the Fabric 1-6 and Fabric 8 strips need tobe cut on an angle before the runner is constructed. Toensure that both sets of Fabric 8 strips are oriented thesame way on the table runner, be sure to position thefabric design as illustrated below and on page 2.

Angle the Strips. Collect two of each of the Fabric 1-6 andFabric 8 strips. As in the diagram below, place Template Aon each of these strips, sliding it down so that the side withthe asterisk (*) is near the end of the strip. Mark the angleand then trim off the excess.

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Step 4: Sew the Table RunnerLay the batting on the wrong side of the backing fabric andbaste in place along the marked lines and ¼" inside the rawedges.

Center the medallion on the batting, aligning the seamswith the marked lines. Pin in place.

As in the diagram below, sew a regular Fabric 1 strip to themedallion, aligning the long raw edges and the angled edgeof the strip with the blunt tip of the medallion. Flipthe strip rightside out andpress.

Next, sew a pieced Fabric 1 strip to the opposite side, align-ing the long raw edges and the angled edge of the medallionwith the blunt tip of the first strip.

Flip the strip right side out and press. The tip of the dia-mond should line up with the marked center line on the bat-ting. The opposite end of the strips are oversized and willnot be even.

Continue to add strips in this way, working from Fabric 1through Fabric 6, then adding the Fabric 8 border strips.(The second strip of each pair sewn down is always the stripwith the Fabric 7 diamond.)

Once the first side is complete, repeat for the opposite sideof the center diamond. Remove the pins.

Sew the Diamonds to the Angled Strips. Working with thetrimmed strips, place a strip and a Fabric 7 diamond rightsides together. Angle the diamond so that the trimmed cor-ner is aligned with the top edge of the strip, and the rawedges of the two pieces match. Pin, sew the seam, then pressthe diamond right side out.

Angle Remaining Strips. Two of each ofthe Fabric 1-6 and Fabric 8 strips remain.Flip Template A upside down so the markedside is on the right side of the fabric. Place thetemplate on one end of the fabric strips so that the sidemarked with a double asterisk (**) is near the raw edge.Mark the angles and trim off the excess, including the tip atthe top of the strip, as in the diagrams below. Repeat so thatall of the strips are trimmed.

Visit jinnybeyer.com/tips for tips and video tutorials onmany of the techniques used in this projectincluding:• working with border print fabric• making templates• binding odd anglesand more!

Step 5: Finish the Table RunnerTrim the batting and backing even with the pointed ends of the table runner.

Next, the long sides of the runner are trimmed, allowing a generous ¼" seam allowance beyond the tip of the center medallion.

As in the diagram below, position a quilter’s ruler on the runner so that the ¼" line is just beyond the tip of the center medal-lion. (This leaves a ¼" seam allowance for your binding plus just a bit to ensure that the medallion tip will not get caught in theseam.) Mark the cutting line (red line) across the length of the runner. During construction, the runner might have stretched alittle. To ensure the sides are cut evenly, note the line on the ruler that intersects with the medallion points in the in the centerof the runner (green line). As you slide the ruler along the runner to mark the cutting line, taking care that that same line runsthrough the middle of the smaller diamonds. Trim through all layers. Repeat for the opposite side. Remove the basting stitchesfrom the backing.

Quilt the center medallion and any other areas as desired.

Using the reserved Fabric 7, make binding strips. Bind using your favorite method. For tips on binding, including handling theodd angles of the table runner, visit www.jinnybeyer.com/promos/binding

Note on Cutting Border Print Patches

Place the template on the border print fabric, aligning thesewing line under the grainline arrow with a printed line onthe border print fabric. This will create pleasing symmetryand a defining edge when the patch is sewn.

To help you cut multiple identical patches, draw a portionof the design motif from the fabric onto the template.Mark around the template, then find that drawn motif else-where on the fabric for the next patch.

To make the reversed patches, flip the template over so themarked side is on the fabric. Shift the template to find thefabric design that matches the markings. Mark around thetemplate and repeat to find the desired number of identicalpatches. Cut out the marked patches.

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Template B/Br is too large to fit on this page.Make a copy of the partial template on thispage and the one on page 5. Tape the copiestogether, matching the lines marked with thesmall arrows. The template will measure155/16" along the base.

Template Size Check

This box should measure2 inches square.

If the box does not measure 2",your templates/foundations willnot be the correct size.

If you are printing at home, besure your printer is set to print at100% with “no scaling”.

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Border Print Cutting Layout

Template B/Br

Template B/Br

Template B/Br

Template B/Br

Fabric 1 ¼ yard or FQ*or 2 (2½" x 42") strips

Fabric 2 ¼ yard or FQ*or 2 (2½" x 42") strips

Fabric 3 ¼ yard or FQ*or 2 (2½" x 42") strips

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Fabric Requirements

* For Fabrics 1-6, choose a Malam II Pixie Strip set, a fat quarter (FQ, 18" x 22") or regular ¼-yard cut.

Also RequiresBacking - 18" x 85" (one yard, cut in half lengthwise to make two pieces measuring 18" x 43-44")Batting - 18" x 85"

2146-02

2144-05

2143-02

2142-01

2144-06

2145-10

2142-03

2101-09

2147-02

2142-08

2143-01

2146-01

2146-07

2145-05

2142-07

2101-05

2144-03

2147-07

2143-04

2146-04

2147-05

2146-03

2142-05

2101-07

2147-01

2144-09

2146-05

2145-09

2145-07

2143-03

2146-06

2101-01

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Fabric 4 ¼ yard or FQ*or 2 (2½" x 42") strips

Fabric 5 ¼ yard or FQ*or 2 (2½" x 42") strips

Fabric 6 ¼ yard or FQ*or 2 (2½" x 42") strips

Fabric 7 ¾ yardincluding binding

Fabric 8 ¾ yard

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